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Please join us in congratulating our San Diego 3-Day award winners and honorees, who put their heart and soul into fighting breast cancer. While everyone in our community deserves a trophy for their remarkable contributions, we recognize these individuals and teams for their outstanding dedication and commitment to furthering our fight. If you’d like to watch a recording of the award winners and honorees, please click here for Part 1, and here for Part 2.

Even though Alycia is responsible for over $20 million a year in sales, she never feels more accomplished then when her daughter has taken a shower and she has actually cooked dinner before 7:30 p.m. on a school night.

Kathy’s husband Lee was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005. A recurrence in late 2012 has left him battling Stage four since then. Due to Lee’s declining healthy, Kathy & Lee were unable to travel to San Diego this weekend as they had hoped. Shown above is Kathy’s best friend, Nancy.

Kathy takes any and all opportunities to share Lee’s story and advocate for ALL men with breast cancer and for screenings. Kathy also fights for her children. Of her three children, her son Jay is BRCA positive and her daughter Pam is a breast cancer survivor.“I had the pleasure of meeting Kathy & Lee over 10 years ago when they came to San Diego for one of their first 3-Days. They are both the sort of people that you meet in life and instantly connect with. Kathy is amazing and incredibly dedicated to bringing awareness to male breast cancer and she is Lee’s biggest cheerleader. My world is a better place because of Kathy & Lee Giller.” – Jennifer H., 3-Day Coach & walker. Here’s what Kathy’s best friend Nancy had to say about Kathy:“Where do I start about Kathy? She is amazing! My best friend. I think over the years I have spent more time with Kathy than my husband! We do all of our training and walking throughout the year together. We have counseled each other through issues with children, spouses, parents, politics, —the good the bad and the ugly of life!! She is compassionate, a great listener, giving beyond words!
As far as Komen and the 3-Day, she is unstoppable. Being a co-survivor for both her husband and daughter Pam has been a labor of love. She will do ANYTHING for them, and does. She is passionate about her fund raising (as is fairly obvious), because she WANTS A CURE! She has come to realize that a cure will not be in the picture for her Lee, but hopefully for Pam and all other men and women with breast cancer. These two people are the most amazing people I know, and our dearest friends.” – Nancy S, best friend & teammate

On training walks, he and his team look for loose change on the walk. They collect it throughout the year and make one donation to whichever walker needs it. They call it “pennies from heaven”. He believes that those we have lost leave little “reminders” that they are still with us on the journey. Here’s what Kim Collings, San Diego 3-Day Coach and Walker had to say about him: “He has recruited dozens of new walkers over the years including 7 just this year. You don’t have to be on his team to feel his passion for the 3-Day. In fact, many people from several teams walk with him year after year because they get the support and encouragement they need. He has been a passionate volunteer in meetings to help new walkers get started and to help build the 3-Day. It isn’t often you will catch him without SOMETHING 3-Day on, whether it’s a 3-Day hat, a 3-Day t-shirt, his pink walking shoes or all of the above. He will take any and every opportunity to spread the word about the 3-Day throughout his community.” Here’s what members of Cliff’s team had to say about him: “He is such an outstanding leader because he has so many amazing qualities. When we think of him these are the qualities that we think of:

Motivate- he knows how to motivate anyone no matter what they want to achieve

Delegate-he knows when to delegate and he knows how to pick the right people

Communication-he is one of the best communicator

Commitment-when he makes up his mind, he commits 100% to whatever he set out to do

Positive attitude-he definitely has a can-do attitude

Approach- very easy to approach

Inspire-he has inspired so many of us over the years

Without his leadership, our team would not have existed. We owe so much to him and all he has done for this team.”

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